I must agree with Bombardier. Coming clean with the probes is long overdue. I think that we don't need sacrificial lambs to do this, but if the rest of you decide to use one, I will volunteer if you need me.
I believe that the probes are strong enough to understand, and can handle this. We must believe in them, and trust them, because they are our only link to what is going on up there.
Joule's initial letter is perfect to get the message across with the least colateral damage.
Let's do it MARSupials!
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